Best Elementary Schools in California

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the CAST and Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 10, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 5862)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
060423005028	2801	Baldwin Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	44500 Baldwin Ln.	Big Bear Lake	92314	San Bernardino County	Bear Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 585-7766	381	17	22.9	69.6%	215 (56.4%)	3 (0.8%)	138 (36.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	$5,668							45.8	62.2	1937	864
061970010780	2802	A. L. Conner Elementary	Public	K-5	222 Fourth St.	Orange Cove	93646	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7200	349	16	21.8	98.6%	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	337 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$8,405							45.8	44.1	2876	74
062271003436	2803	Vine Street Elementary	Public	K-6	955 North Vine St.	Los Angeles	90038	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 469-0877	251	17	14.7	92.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,469							45.8	39.6	3165	362
060834000811	2804	Chicago Park Elementary	Public	K-8	15725 Mt. Olive Rd.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Chicago Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 346-2153	121	6	18.8	56.2%	94 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.6%)	$9,693							45.7	36.1	3420	616
063315009624	2805	William Howard Taft Elementary	Public	K-6	959 Mission Grove Pkwy. North	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 776-3018	592	25	23.5	69.8%	114 (19.3%)	36 (6.1%)	389 (65.7%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	31 (5.2%)	$7,712							45.7	39.4	3176	371
060177913821	2806	Vista Oaks Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	315 South Lower Sacramento Ste	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Vista Oaks Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 365-4060	936	35	26.5	33.9%	414 (44.2%)	21 (2.2%)	311 (33.2%)	66 (7.1%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	112 (12.0%)								45.7	44.1	2882	76
060681000604	2807	Avocado Elementary	Public	K-5	3845 Avocado School Rd.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3100	557	23	23.9	61.4%	183 (32.9%)	44 (7.9%)	227 (40.8%)	23 (4.1%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.1%)	70 (12.6%)	$10,947							45.7	46.9	2702	105
062271003040	2808	Gault Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17000 Gault St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-1933	260	14	18.5	90.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,917							45.7	56.4	2220	588
063432005464	2809	Freese Elementary	Public	K-5	8140 Greenlawn Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3100	231	13	17.7	81.8%	8 (3.5%)	42 (18.2%)	118 (51.1%)	34 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (12.1%)	$9,457							45.7	31.6	3757	948
061970010781	2810	Thomas Law Reed Elementary	Public	K-8	1400 North Frankwood Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7300	559	24	23	82.3%	44 (7.9%)	3 (0.5%)	491 (87.8%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$6,807							45.7	56.2	2231	579

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, CAST Science test scores released by the California Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 10, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the California Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the California Department of Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.